Am 14.10.2011 00:30, schrieb Victor Stinner: > Le jeudi 13 octobre 2011 03:34:00, Victor Stinner a écrit : >> > We would need a new format for Py_BuildValue, e.g. 'a' for ASCII string. >> > Later we can add new functions like _PyDict_GetASCII(). >> >> The main difference between my new "const ASCII" string idea and >> PyIdentifier is the lifetime of objects. Using "const ASCII" strings, the >> strings are destroyed quickly (to not waste memory), whereas PyIdentifiers ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> are intern strings and so they are only destroyed at Python exit. >> >> I don't know if "const ASCII" strings solve a real issue. I implemented my >> idea. I will do some benchmarks to check if it's useful or not :-) > > Ok, I did some tests: it is slower with my PyConstASCIIObject. I don't > understand why, but it means that the idea is not interesting because the > code > is not faster. I think you've already given the answer above... Georg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com